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Genesis 12: A Family Is Chosen
God called Abram to leave his family and his city to become the seed-bearer for the coming Messiah. Abram obeyed and received an eightfold promise from God. Immediately, a famine came to test Abram’s faith. He left the land of Canaan for the land of Egypt which would have lasting effects on his life. Sources:…
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Genesis 11: The Tower Of Babel
Humans once again reveal their arrogance and pride towards God by building a tower to make a name for themselves. In fact, God shows them mercy, though it doesn’t look like what we would expect. Sources: Armstrong, Stephen. “Genesis 2011 – Lesson 11A.” Verse by Verse Ministries, 31 July 2011, versebyverseministry.org/lessons/genesis_2011_lesson_11a. Accessed 10 May 2023.…
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I Have Questions
Earlier this week my wife and I watched the Matt Walsh documentary What Is A Woman? (watch it here for free through the weekend – I highly recommend it, especially if you have kids). It’s taken me a few days to gather my thoughts on many of the very disturbing elements in the film. First…
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Love Food? Eat This Up!
Go check out my friend Luis Camilo’s new podcast called My Meal Moments! I’m absolutely loving this podcast. It’s all about people’s experiences with food that marked their lives in a positive way. And as a bonus, I’m getting all sorts of ideas for dishes that I want to try to make one day. My…
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Five Years
Today I have the privilege of celebrating five years of marriage to my beautiful wife. We’ve lived a lot of life in the last five years so I thought today would be a good day to allow you, dear reader, a rare glimpse into my personal life and share my top five favorite moments with…
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Genesis 10: The Table Of Nations
The sons of Shem, Ham and Japheth are explored through their generations. This sets the stage for all the major and minor nations seen throughout the rest of the Bible. Sources: Day, J. (2013). The Table of Nations: The geography of the world in genesis 10. TheTorah.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023, from https://www.thetorah.com/article/the-table-of-nations-the-geography-of-the-world-in-genesis-10 1368. gibbor.…
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Genesis 9: God’s Covenant With Noah
God’s covenant with Noah is broken down in detail. Then, another human disappoints us in our search for the Coming Seed. All this and more in Genesis chapter 9. Sources: Schwartz, R. (1998). Jewish Dietary Laws (Kashrut): The Vegetarian Teachings Of Rav Kook. Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved May 1, 2023, from https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-vegetarian-teachings-of-rav-kook Armstrong, S. (2011,…
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From Forsaken to Married
With the Global Isaiah 62 Fast wrapping up this week, I want to take the opportunity to share some thoughts I have on Isaiah 62 and on Israel in general. Millions of believers across the world have joined together in prayer for Israel for these 21 days and this is so encouraging to me. And…
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Genesis 8: The Waters Recede
The flood waters finally recede! We can learn much from Noah’s actions after he leaves the ark, especially from his sacrifice to God and how we can offer sacrifices in the same way. Sources: Bible Hub. (n.d.). 2142. zakar. Strong’s Hebrew: 2142. זָכַר (Zakar) — remember. Retrieved April 17, 2023, from https://biblehub.com/hebrew/2142.htm Guzik, D. (2018).…
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The Pear of Life
This post is second in a series about eternal rewards. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live forever? I mean, look, I know I’m a Christian and most of my readers are Christians and so we’ve all talked our entire Christian lives about eternal life in heaven with Jesus and all…
Beyond The Basics
Growing in love for Jesus through digging deep into Scripture
Beyond The Basics 